He also had me change such things as officers running to battle stations German navy officers are instructed to never, ever run, and he corrected something I never would have thought of: German Navy officers never clicked their heels when receiving orders as did German army men.

ENS.GN TIMOTHY GORMAN, U.S. NAVY: Of any ship in the Navy, this is one ship where you can really be proud of your mission and remember on a daily basis of why we're here and why the ship is so special.

According to Lt.Cmdr. Betsy Bird, a navy spokeswoman in Honolulu, another Belleau Wood seaman, Navy Airman Charles E. Vins, has pleaded guilty on lesser charges in exchange for testifying against Helvey.

"I, as chief of the navy, will create in the South African Navy in the coming months a women's focus group ... to accelerate the programme of upgrading women by ensuring implementation stands are complied with and adhered to."